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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hornblower and the Penalty of Failure.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hornblower accused of while playing the game that the sailors play while Hornblower is on shore for the first time since joining the Navy?
(a) Cheating.
(b) Distracting the others.
(c) Losing on purpose.
(d) Not knowing the rules.

2. What is the name of the ship that Hornblower's first captain orders him to transfer to?
(a) Immaculate.
(b) Inpenetrable.
(c) Indefatigable.
(d) Independance.

3. What is the first thing Hornblower sets about repairing on board his first captured vessel?
(a) The hull.
(b) The topmast.
(c) The forecastle.
(d) The rigging.

4. What is being held in the storeroom of the ship that picked up Hornblower after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) Paper.
(b) Black powder.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Paint.

5. Where does the French captain want Hornblower to sail after losing the Marie Galant?
(a) A French port.
(b) The nearest port.
(c) The trading post.
(d) The Isle of Elba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hornblower hear when he goes to the cargo-hold of the first captured ship he is given command over?

2. How many English sailors are with Hornblower after losing the Marie Galant?

3. What is the name of the captain of the Indefatigable?

4. What are the ships carrying loads of contraband goods called?

5. What kind of ship is the one that first finds Hornblower after he loses the Marie Galant?

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